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• AP IMPACT: Road projects don't help unemployment (AP)
• In Hasan case, superiors ignored their own worries (AP)
• NKorea calls for peace talks, end to sanctions (AP)
• Hats off: NFL apparel fight could have big impact (AP)
• Study: Newspapers still a step ahead in local news (AP)
• Blagojevich: 'I'm blacker than Barack Obama' (AP)
• Buckle up! Kid films getting better at safety (AP)
• Malfunction forces emergency landing at NJ airport (AP)
• NBC ending Leno's nightly prime-time show (AP)
• AP Source: Seattle 'very close' to signing Carroll (AP)
• Fed unlikely to be swayed by jobs data: Bullard (Reuters)
• Republicans call on Senator Reid to quit post (Reuters)
• Gay marriage ban goes on trial in California (Reuters)
• China lending said to jump, fanning overheating fears (Reuters)
• U.S. envoy says North Korea rights record "appalling" (Reuters)
• Clinton to talk bases, security on Pacific swing (Reuters)
• China sends Rio case to prosecutors (Reuters)
• Israel to build barrier along Egyptian frontier (Reuters)
• Two held in Angola after rebel attack on Togo team (AFP)
• Qaeda threatens to execute French hostage in Mali (AFP)

AP IMPACT: Road projects don't help unemployment (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 12:47 AM PST AP - Ten months into President Barack Obama's first economic stimulus plan, a surge in spending on roads and bridges has had no effect on local unemployment and only barely helped the beleaguered construction industry, an Associated Press analysis has found.

In Hasan case, superiors ignored their own worries (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 12:50 AM PST AP - A Defense Department review of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has found the doctors overseeing Maj. Nidal Hasan's medical training repeatedly voiced concerns over his strident views on Islam and his inappropriate behavior, yet continued to give him positive performance evaluations that kept him moving through the ranks.

NKorea calls for peace talks, end to sanctions (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:24 PM PST AP - North Korea proposed peace talks to formally end the Korean War, saying Monday that improved ties with the United States and an end to sanctions are conditions for resuming international negotiations aimed at ridding it of nuclear weapons.

Hats off: NFL apparel fight could have big impact (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 12:34 AM PST AP - A hat can be a small thing.

Study: Newspapers still a step ahead in local news (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:31 PM PST AP - Most local news still flows from newspapers even as an Internet-driven upheaval diminishes the depth of their coverage, according to a study to be released Monday.

Blagojevich: 'I'm blacker than Barack Obama' (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:01 PM PST AP - Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's "blacker than Barack Obama" and tells Esquire magazine that he was a real person in a political arena dominated by phonies.

Buckle up! Kid films getting better at safety (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:22 PM PST AP - Characters in children's movies are wising up about personal safety, increasingly using seat belts, bike helmets and crosswalks, but many still aren't ideal role models, a government study found.

Malfunction forces emergency landing at NJ airport (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 12:02 AM PST AP - A United Airlines jetliner landed Sunday without one of its landing gear fully deployed, damaging its right wing after a frightening few moments for passengers, who were braced in the crash position before an "unbelievably smooth" touchdown that drew cheers.

NBC ending Leno's nightly prime-time show (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:02 PM PST AP - NBC said Sunday it decided to pull the plug on the Jay Leno experiment when some affiliate stations considered dropping the nightly prime-time show, and the network is waiting to hear if Leno and "Tonight" host Conan O'Brien accept its new late-night TV plans.

AP Source: Seattle 'very close' to signing Carroll (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 12:23 AM PST AP - Pete Carroll is about to sign a contract to return to the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks, according to a league official with direct knowledge of the coaching search.

Fed unlikely to be swayed by jobs data: Bullard (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 12:40 AM PST Reuters - U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy is unlikely to be pushed off course by December's surprising job losses, a senior Fed official said on Monday.

Republicans call on Senator Reid to quit post (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 09:28 AM PST Reuters - The Republican Party chief called on Senator Harry Reid on Sunday to step down as Senate majority leader over racial comments about President Barack Obama, while Democrats tried to put the issue behind them.

Gay marriage ban goes on trial in California (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:12 PM PST Reuters - California's ban on gay marriage goes to trial on Monday in a federal case that plaintiffs hope to take all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and overturn bans throughout the nation.

China lending said to jump, fanning overheating fears (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:31 PM PST Reuters - Chinese bank lending surged in the first week of 2010, a state newspaper reported on Monday, adding to the concerns fueled by blockbuster trade data for December that the world's third-largest economy is overheating.

U.S. envoy says North Korea rights record "appalling" (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 08:32 PM PST Reuters - The Obama administration's newly appointed envoy for human rights in North Korea said on Monday Pyongyang had an abysmal record and that Washington would press the reclusive state to clean up its act.

Clinton to talk bases, security on Pacific swing (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:06 PM PST Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to the South Pacific this week, working to boost key U.S. alliances while pressing Japan to resolve a damaging dispute over a critical U.S. military base.

China sends Rio case to prosecutors (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST Reuters - A Chinese investigation into a detained Australian Rio Tinto Ltd executive and three colleagues has been sent to prosecutors, Australia's foreign office and the mining company said on Monday.

Israel to build barrier along Egyptian frontier (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 02:45 PM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved plans on Sunday to erect a barrier along part of Israel's border with Egypt and install advanced surveillance equipment to keep out illegal migrants and militants.

Two held in Angola after rebel attack on Togo team (AFP) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 12:29 AM PST AFP - Police in Angola are holding two suspects in connection with the shooting of the Togolese football team which left at least two people dead, Angolan state media said Monday.

Qaeda threatens to execute French hostage in Mali (AFP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:00 PM PST AFP - The north African branch of Al-Qaeda threatened to execute a French hostage unless four of its militants are freed from jail in Mali in 20 days, two US monitoring groups said on Monday.

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